Shona, my guest author, is a long time hearing aid wearer and a lip reading instructor. She shares some of her insights into getting hearing aids.

Deafness doesn’t just affect our hearing, it, among other things, also affects our speech. Many deaf people have never heard their own voice and those of us who went deaf later in life have forgotten what our voice sounds like.

It's been talked about for years...but it still seems a long way off. This article looks at some of the issues with digital radio providing captions.

We have so many built in redundancies in our bodies that we can get by even if we only have one of something – one eye, one ear, one kidney. Single-sided deafness - well we can live with it but it does require adjustments and compromises.

Recently on one of our forums someone asked about whether a Cochlear Implant is a cure for deafness. What is a cure?

Our senses are the way we interact with the world and if we lose one, to some degree our other senses take over to help us cope. Why is it so?

Modern living has introduced so many new sounds. Are you aware of how much noise there is in your own home?

The device which allows someone with a Cochlear implant to hear is called a Speech Processor – and that’s no accident. Music can fall outside of these ranges and is one of the reasons we find it harder to understand.

My deafness is not hereditary, but nevertheless in the back of my mind was whether my delightful new grandson had somehow inherited my deafness.

Do others notice the difference in us now that we can hear again? Do we find it different? Are there noticeable differences with bi-lateral hearing?